And, Perhaps, To Bloom at Brattleboro, VT
Sat, May 02
|Brattleboro Music Center
An evocative exploration of the Great Migration and the resilience of Black communities seeking freedom, life, and humanity through music, poetry, and story.


Time & Location
May 02, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Wy, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
And, Perhaps, To Bloom | May 2, 2025 7:00pm | Brattleboro Music Center Vermont
Tracing journeys from swamps and maroon societies to northern and midwestern cities like Detroit, this program explores the Great Migration and the enduring resilience of Black communities seeking freedom, life, and humanity. Works include Undine Smith Moore’s Before I’d Be a Slave, Carlos Simon’s Warmth of Other Suns, and Shawn Okpebholo’s Great Day.
Supported, in part, by the Alice M. Ditson Fund.